I have always wanted to write a book. I knew it would be time consuming, but well worth it in the end. I enjoy writing, especially if it's something I want to write about, NOT including stupid papers that I get to choose the topic on for my classes. The enjoyment of writing is taken away when you are forced to write a paper and have specified requirements. Same goes for reading- I'd rather read for my own enjoyment, rather than being forced by a professor. I think that's fair.
Anyway, I've always wanted to write a book. I wrote one my sophomore year of high school, including illustrations, it was 36 pages and awesome.
GOOD NEWS!
I am writing another book. This time around, it is a textbook. I am writing a Criminal Investigations Textbook. I do not like it. It is for a class, and I wouldn't mind it so much IF it wasn't for citations. I hate having to show where I got my information from, and that goes for any kind of writing/project/presentation, where I am forced to use outside resources. It's so much extra work and really is a headache. It easily adds on another hour of work to a workload of at least an hour, so it adds a few more hours of procrastination, meaning a lot more stress. If I have to write a paper, fine, I'll only procrastinate for a couple of hours. If I have to cite my sources, I will procrastinate for days. I hate it that much.
I like writing and would like to write more. I am probably not going to spend as much time as I should on this textbook because I am not going to be published. Now, one day, when I am rich and famous, I will probably go dig out my textbook I wrote my sophomore year of college, completely revamp it, and get myself published. Until then, I will continue on with my book, looking at it as a grade, instead of a money making, life changing, book tour kind of result.
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